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Re:Don’t shoot the dogs: The growing epidemic of cops shooti... by quantified on Thursday July 02, 2020 @07:48PM (#23719390)
By “indemnify”, I take it that you mean “agree to have prosecutors not press charges?” Or do you mean “agree to pay all costs?” I thought q.i. was about the criminal side, people win civil suits anyway.
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Re:Don’t shoot the dogs: The growing epidemic of cops shooti... by mindslight on Thursday July 02, 2020 @08:57PM (#23719918)
QI is purely about the civil side. People currently win civil suits against the city for police officers' actions, with settlements coming out of taxpayers' general fund rather than anything affecting the miscreants. Ending QI would make the officers personally liable. Indemnify means the city agreeing to pay all damages suffers by the officers, and would mean essentially restoring the conditions we have now.
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